Pirate Party Germany

Pirate Party Germany is a social liberal political party in Germany that was founded on 10 September 2006. The party was founded with the goal of preserving civil rights in telephony and on the internet, opposing data retention policies. The party also supported unconditional basic income for citizens, direct democracy, information privacy, and reforms in copyright, education, genetic patents, and drug policy. In 2017, the party held 1/96 European Parliament seats.